China in the American political imagination / edited by Carola McGiffert ; Foreword by John J. Hamre.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The role of images in twentieth-century foreign policy. Images and U.S. strategic thinking on China / Kurt Campbell -- American images of a rising China: lessons from history and theory / David M. Edelstein -- America first / Nancy Bernkopf Tucker -- Evolution of U.S. perceptions toward China: 1789 to present. American perceptions of China, 1789-1911 / Warren I. Cohen -- Hopes and fears of 60 years: American images of China, 1911-1972 -- Left, right, mainstream, and Goldilocks: America's perceptions of China after 1972 / James Mann -- Shaping U.S. perceptions: politics and the press. China through distant eyes / Frank Jannuzi -- Challenging the establishment image of China / Ellen Bork -- Coverage of China in the American Press / Steven Mufson -- Value and interest-based perceptions: security, business, human rights, and democracy. Perceptions of the American national security elite / Michael D. Swaine -- Images past and present: human rights, religious freedom, and labor unrest / Mike Jendrzejczyk -- The matter of business / Robert A. Kapp -- Chinese democracy in the American political imagination / Anne F. Thurston -- Chinese perceptions of U.S. attitudes. Chinese perceptions of U.S. attitudes / Yuan Peng -- How Americans see us / Zhang Xinghui.